THE ONE THAT ENTICES YOU WITH EAST COAST’S GEMS, KICKING OFF IN THE BIG APPLE

"If I got to choose a coast I choose East." Ah, the wise words of Notorious B.I.G. still ring in our ears. Here on the east you'll get to experience all things all American, exploring art deco architecture in Miami, visiting the grave of J.F.K. and finally landing in the jazz hub of New Orleans.

WHAT YOU GET

13 nights accommodation

13 nights in Hotel

We always provide comfortable accommodation in a relaxed atmosphere - think comfy, centrally located hotels and the best crew to travel with.

15included Meals

5 Dinner, 10 Breakfast

We'll get 15 of your meals and you get the rest. You can refuel over breakfast and grab some authentic American dinners from us but you'll also get an opportunity to sample some of this country's cuisine. You'll taste it all - from greasy burgers to gourmet fare.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

16 included, 11 optional that you can add

The coolest thing about travelling with Contiki is that we include a lot of extras while you're exploring. Awe at the monuments in Washington D.C., Swim at Miami's iconic South Beach and relish the nightlife of Bourbon Street, New Orleans.

Read moreRead less

itinerary

Map

Itinerary

ITINERARY

Nights spent per location

New York City

via

via

Philadelphia

3

3 nights

Washington DC

1

1 night

Raleigh

via

via

Charleston

1

1 night

Savannah

1

1 night

St Augustine

via

via

Kennedy Space Center

1

1 night

Daytona Beach or Cocoa Beach

2

2 nights

Miami

2

2 nights

Orlando

via

via

Tallahassee

1

1 night

Panama City Beach

via

via

Mobile

1

1 night

New Orleans

+5 more

see detailed itinerary

back to map

back to overview

00:00 / 00:00

Travel style:

Discoverer

Visit lots of countries

More included

Twin share hotels

See all travel styles

Sorry! The reviews aren't available for the chosen filter.

REVIEWS

for Eastern Discovery (Start New York City - Until March 2020)

Showing
MOST RECENT

from
WORLDWIDE

RESET

criteria

MOST RECENT

FIVE STARS

FOUR STARS

THREE STARS

TWO STARS

ONE STAR

location

WORLDWIDE

NEAR ME

0 total reviews

4.3

53 independent reviews

Powered by

4.3

53 independent reviews

Powered by

Filter by traveller’s rating

5

30

4

15

3

5

2

1

1

2

Ayla Craig

Traveled Mar 2019

Eastern Discovery (Start New Orleans)

Miranda was an AMAZING tour guide, she was really helpful with making things so easy for us, for example giving us ideas of places to eat and activities to do.

READ MORE

Justine Gasmena

Traveled Mar 2019

Eastern Discovery (Start New Orleans)

Could have been advised that we were joining another group on the bus (tour group did not start in New Orleans)

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Feb 2019

Eastern Discovery (Start New York City)

It was a great trip so a great purchase

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Jan 2019

I would do it again tomorrow

I think the included meals need work and some more inclusion activities would be great

READ MORE

Jessica Nicholls

Traveled Jan 2019

Great tour, even better trip manager

A once in a lifetime, life changing experience.

READ MORE

Prateek Grover

Traveled Jan 2019

Awesome sights, awesome people, awesome activities! I didn't want it to end

The included breakfasts were disappointing. Many hotels had only one or two options for breakfast. Also, I would have liked to know that most people on the Contiki were a part of the greater 'Grand Southern' tour. I was highly sad to leave them half way through the trip (would have booked the longer one if I knew most were doing that).

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Jan 2019

Eastern Discovery (Start New Orleans)

I enjoyed seeing the many locations around the east coast of the United States, however, I would have liked the different stops to be a bit more refined and balanced with an extra day spent in Miami and less time in smaller cities like Daytona and St. Augustine. I would of liked to join in on the nightlife with the rest of the group, however i was under 21 which made it difficult to participate in any activities in the evening. Could have been a bit more inclusive if this was addressed but not the end of the world. I noticed that sickness was also spreading on the bus, but that is just the nature of Contiki and travelling with others, its bound to happen. But the surfaces and air in the bus should have been disinfected every day which was not the case and didn't help with everyone not being able to shake off the cough and cold. The accommodation quality varied dramatically between locations, I think some of the places we stayed at were definitely subpar and out too far from the main areas in the cities. On the other hand, accommodation in places like Miami and New Oreleans was exactly the quality I was expecting or exceeded. Overall I really felt the other travellers and the destinations made the trip exciting and fun, however there were issues that can be addressed to make the experience better and more inline with the cost of the trip itself.

READ MORE

Adam Sass

Traveled Dec 2018

Eastern Discovery (Start New Orleans)

Awesome sore heaps of America and learnt a lot from host james

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Dec 2018

Amazing

The places we went were amazing but could have stayed more than 12 hours at half of them.

READ MORE

Simon Pears

Traveled Nov 2018

Incredible trip

Great value, Incredible trip and a once in a lifetime experience. I am so happy I chose to do this trip, I will never forget it.

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Nov 2018

Eastern Discovery

It was awesome experience

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Nov 2018

Amazing experience!

The trip was amazing and the cities were great. I love the layout of the tour and the activities

READ MORE

Sarah Brundritt

Traveled Oct 2018

If my life was a movie - it would be a Contiki Movie

Incredible experience, with so many things to do and see!

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Eastern Discovery

-------------------------

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Just like high school trip

I loved going to Orlando and would go back again.

READ MORE

Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2018

Eastern Discovery

It was overall good! I do think some of the food was terrible, for example the dinner in Miami, we had to wait an hour to get food, we only got served at 9pm, when we did finally get served, we were the last table to go out and there was almost no food left, so we were left hungry!